Reuse/ recycle your old computer as a chromebook

 Simple instructions can be found here:

https://www.linux.com/learn/turn-your-old-laptop-chromebook

Video DVD movie doesn’t play on ubuntu 11.04

   DVD movie doesn’t play on ubuntu 11.04

The system is missing restricted extras and dvd library.

you can enable it in terminal:

1. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
2. sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
3. insert dvd

Software to archive personal DVD library

   Software to archive personal DVD library

My favorite is handbrake which is available for Linux, mac and windows.

Make sure you have restricted extras and DVD play capability configured http://vrpc.com/showthread.php?tid=19.

From the terminal:
1. sudo add-apt-repository ppatebbins/handbrake-releases
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

the newly installed software can be accessed in the sound and video application menu or by using the launcher search feature for handbrake.

http://handbrake.fr/

Ubuntu Tweak

 must have utility for ubuntu users.

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/

Linux Distributions

 Hard decisions on which flavor of Linux to choose.

Personal choice is Ubuntu (good success rate installing it on various hardware).
I am always impressed with opeSUSE clean design.
Good place to see the latest Linux distribution updates is distrowatch.com